CinemaScope

From The Legend of Bhagat Singh to Chauhan: How Hindi Cinema Lost Its Moral Compass

For decades, Hindi cinema celebrated heroes who challenged injustice, questioned authority and stood beside the powerless. Today, many of its biggest blockbusters increasingly glorify state power, ideological nationalism and performative cruelty. Through Ajay Devgn's journey from The Legend of Bhagat Singh to Chauhan, this essay examines what that transformation says about Bollywood—and about us.

From Screen to Scroll: How Dhurandhar Manufactures Fear for the Algorithm

Dhurandhar: The Revenge is more than an action thriller. This review examines how the film uses symbolism, spectacle and revenge to shape ideas of nationalism, Muslim identity and patriotism, raising important questions about propaganda, democracy and the politics of fear

Her Cries, the World’s Silence: ‘The Voice of Hind Rajab’ Exposes a Rescue That Never Arrived

Long after The Voice of Hind Rajab ends, what lingers is not the imagery. It is the sound of human voices—and the failure they expose. A six-year-old pleading for help. Operators struggling to keep her calm. Paramedics waiting for clearance. A rescue that never arrived. Together, these voices reveal what statistics cannot. War wounds not only bodies but the systems meant to respond

The Taj Story: Why Myth-Led Cinema Is Harming Public Understanding of History

When a film chooses to revisit a contested piece of history, it steps into a fragile intellectual space...

Dharmendra Remembered: How Bollywood’s Most Human Superstar Became India’s Favourite Hero

Film star Dharmendra lived a full and complete life. He was unapologetically himself—a man with a golden heart...
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Would love to showcase Kolkata street kids’ performance in London- Hollywood Star Jeremy Irons

Kolkata: Hollywood star Jeremy Irons’s Kolkata visit becomes memorable as he watched extra-ordinary performances by underpriviledged kids on Friday. Although not many were aware...

Why is this place has great significance for Usha Uthup?

Kolkata: If a place can change anyone’s fortune then Trincas has been the same for playback singer Usha Uthup. “I belong to Trincas and Trincas...

Jharkhand boy’s fascinating Bollywood journey

Ranchi/Mumbai: He was a teen when he acted in Ayan Banerjee’s award winning short film, Reflected Dreams. And now that he has turned 22,...

Only certain people are afraid of seeing the truth of Babri Masjid demolition: Sunil Singh

Kolkata: Politician-turned filmmaker Sunil Singh, engages in a candid conversation with eNewsroom, about his film-- Game of Ayodhya, censorship and the bounty on him....

The real story behind Anaarkali of Aarah

Kolkata: Kulwinder Kaur, a 25-year-old dancer, was three months pregnant when she was shot dead by Lucky Singh, son of Punjabi political leader, while...

Do Bollywood stars shy away from doing biopics of poets and authors?

Kolkata: As we gear up for Nawazuddin Siddiqui to get into the shoes of Saadat Hasan Manto, have you ever wondered why biopics based...
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